New York's 31st State Senate district
| New York's 31st State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 76.4% Democratic 5.6% Republican 15.3% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 30% White 8% Black 55% Hispanic 5% Asian | ||
| Population (2017) | 339,071[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 231,899[2] | ||
New York's 31st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Robert Jackson since 2019.[3] Jackson defeated IDC-aligned incumbent Marisol Alcántara in the 2018 primary election, following primary losses for the same seat in 2014 and 2016.
Geography[]
District 31 is based in the northern Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill, also stretching south along the Hudson River to include parts of Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Morningside Heights, the Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, and Chelsea.[1][4]
The district overlaps with New York's 10th, 12th, and 13th congressional districts, and with the 67th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results[]
2020[]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Jackson (incumbent) | 30,437 | 84.3 | |
| Democratic | Tirso Santiago Pina | 5,653 | 15.7 | |
| Total votes | 36,090 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Robert Jackson (incumbent) | 107,072 | 88.5 | |
| Republican | Melinda Crump | 13,961 | 11.5 | |
| Total votes | 121,033 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018[]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Jackson | 29,140 | 56.2 | |
| Democratic | Marisol Alcántara (incumbent) | 19,885 | 38.3 | |
| Democratic | Tirso Santiago Pina | 2,076 | 4.0 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Leon | 778 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 51,879 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Robert Jackson | 86,966 | 88.8 | |
| Republican | Melinda Crump | 6,235 | 6.4 | |
| Independence | Marisol Alcántara (incumbent) | 4,660 | 4.8 | |
| Total votes | 97,946 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016[]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Marisol Alcántara | 8,469 | 32.7 | |
| Democratic | Micah Lasher | 8,175 | 31.6 | |
| Democratic | Robert Jackson | 7,936 | 30.7 | |
| Democratic | Luis Tejada | 1,316 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 25,896 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Marisol Alcántara | 97,964 | 85.6 | |
| Republican | Melinda Crump | 8,719 | 7.6 | |
| Green | Julia Willebrand | 6,400 | 5.6 | |
| Conservative | John Toro | 1,368 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 114,451 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014[]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) | 10,439 | 49.9 | |
| Democratic | Robert Jackson | 9,019 | 43.1 | |
| Democratic | Luis Tejada | 1,466 | 7.0 | |
| Total votes | 20,924 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) | 37,089 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 37,089 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012[]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) | 11,138 | 61.7 | |
| Democratic | Guillermo Linares | 6,927 | 38.3 | |
| Total votes | 18,065 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) | 84,944 | 91.2 | |
| Republican | Martin Chicon | 8,184 | 8.8 | |
| Total votes | 37,089 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal results in District 31[]
| Year | Office | Results[9] |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | President | Clinton 90.5 – 7.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 90.2 – 8.6% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 91.8 – 6.9% |
References[]
- ^ a b "State Senate District 31, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senator Robert Jackson". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 31". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "State Senator 31st Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
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